While the store is named Stormers after the original owner, Howard Stormer, Cecil Lee owned the store for 56 years when Stormer financed the purchase for Lee so he could …
Chilhowee lights
Christmas lights without leaving your car. Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center is open from dusk until 10 p.m. through January 1, 2024, to drive through and enjoy the display of …
Holston Show Choir hosts Broadway Baby Cabaret
Holston Middle School was filled with the gifted voices of local youth Sunday afternoon as The Holston Show Choir hosted 12 budding performers from across East Tennessee for their Broadway …
Goodbye, Edie, but we’ll be watching
It pays to have a friend who is an ex-journalist because they do solid social media posts and then let you use them in stories! April Lamb and her daughter, …
New leader at botanical garden
Knoxville Botanical Garden’s new executive director, Sharon Moore, and board chair, Matt Keaney, led a fun Green Tie Gala celebration in October 2023. The Blue Streak has story.
Moore replaces Jim …
East, south area schools select Teachers of the Year
Last week, schools announced teachers selected by their peers to represent the school as 2023 Teachers of the Year. The Knox County Teacher of the Year for each grade band …
Ritta Elementary honors Veterans Day
Ritta Elementary School honored our nation’s and the Ritta community’s veterans last Thursday in preview of our national Veterans Day. The guests were celebrated with a local speaker, family-provided honor …
SMGM Academy names four outstanding educators
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy announced three teachers selected by their peers to represent the school as 2023 Teachers of the Year. The Knox County Teacher of the Year for …